The Kappa Chronicles (TDC 3)

Chapter 12: Robert Thomas Beckett

Darkness. Emptyness. Laughter. Tears. Light. a world full of light unfolded before North. His past mistakes, failures, and his few successes were spread out before him. Talk about someone's life flashing before one's eyes. Something was wrong, though. Something- no, someONE else... was here. Had someone followed them into the void? impossible. North could feel the person's very soul wrapping around his, trying to destroy it. North screamed in agony. 

The person spoke: "You. You killed me."

North gasped for air and struggled to free himself. 

The person's body was forming in front of him. North could see an arm, then the wrist that was closed around his throat. The person was wearing black armor. It was one of Locus'  goons! It was Bismarck!

Bismarck took off his helmet. "North, you astonish me. You shoot me with the thing that deletes me from history, and then you follow me in? You're either brave or thick."

North struggled to speak. He had a glimmer of an idea, but he needed to get to the memories floating just in front of him.

"What?" Bismarck asked.

North cleared his throat, then said weakly, "Yippie-Ki-Yay... Mother Russia." North drew his pistol and shot Bismarck in the kneecap. He then leaped into a memory. 

North was in the Mother of Invention's training room dueling Oregon with Freeze Paint. He ducked behind  a small wall, then shot up, firing at Oregon's head. A miss! North growled, then remembered that at this time, he had Theta. "Theta!"

Theta appeared on North's shoulder. "Yeah?" he said in his usual, child-like voice.

"Man, it's good to see you, buddy! I have so much to tell you- wait. What if i'm not going through memories- what if I'm going through TIME! THETA!"

"er.. Yeah?"

"Download a copy of yourself into my armor! Hurry!

"Okay. Anything else?"

North grinned. "Activate Arklight Overdrive program: G0tta G0 F45t"

"Alright. Let's get Oregon!" 

North ran from cover, the overdrive program boosting his speed to inhuman speeds. He ran past Oregon, dousing him in paint- and was thrown into a new memory.

In this one, he was standing outside the wreck of the Mother of Invention. Tears were flowing down his face.  He heard footsteps behind him and drew his Arkblades. 

Bismarck smirked. "ah, ah ah! No need for that. You'll be dead in minutes. Cause of death: Arkblade to the chest. Night night."

North drew his pistol- and the scenery changed to the white void again.

Kendall appeared. "North, who is this joker?"

Jenkins appeared and sat up. "Wha-? What happened?"

North looked at them. "This is one of Locus' goons. he-" North didn't get to finish his sentence. 

Bismarck had thrust one of North's Arkblades at him. It stuck through his chest.

Jenkins' eyes widened. "NO!" He drew his weapon and shot Bismarck in the head. He rushed over to North. "North! Buddy! can you hear me? Stay with me! STAY WITH ME, NORTH!